耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
so familiar you can recite it
Character by character
耳ěr
ears
ears
熟shú
familiar
familiar
能néng
can
can
详xiáng
detail
detail
Example
这些童话故事大家都耳熟能详。
Everyone knows these fairy tales by heart.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
熟 is shú in careful speech (shóu colloquially).
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